Military generals benefit everyone, and civil servants value righteousness. This is the view of civil servants. No matter how dirty and arrogant they are in private, civil servants have told the world this and told themselves this since ancient times. Therefore, they themselves can do whatever they want and forget their righteousness at the sight of profit.
, but if a military general does that, he must attack him in groups, crush his bones and throw away the ashes, knock off the dust, and then use a carving knife to carve it on the letter, so that it will be infamy for thousands of years and never be able to stand up again.
The mottled history is vivid, but the truth has long been hidden in the dust of history. "Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the time." Who can really tell what is true and false, right and wrong?
So at this moment, Fang Jun followed Li Chengqian's wishes and refuted Cen Wenwen, which made Cen Wenwen extremely disdainful and angry.
But he did not stop Fang Jun immediately, but listened calmly.
Fang Jun didn't know that he had been classified as a "sycophant" by Cen Wenwen, the head of the civil service. With a tea cup in his hand, he said in a manly voice: "Mr. Yu, Chai Zhewei is the Duke of Qiao. His father Chai Shao followed Emperor Gaozu in the past."
It was the example of Zhenguan's honorable ministers to raise troops and achieve great achievements. His mother, Princess Pingyang Zhao, was even more outstanding, and she was not outdone by women. If she was deprived of her title, or even her official status, because of this defeat, then she had been deprived of her title.
What will those Zhenguan ministers who have watched the fire from the other side and never sworn allegiance to His Majesty think? I am afraid that no one will think that Chai Zhewei deserves it the most, but everyone is in danger."
Cen Wenwen frowned. Although he was not ashamed of Fang Jun as a "sycophant" and knew that he was quibbling, he also admitted that this was indeed a big problem.
At present, because Yuchi Gong drove straight into Chang'an and defeated the four armies in a row, the momentum was overwhelming, and the people in Guanzhong changed their minds. At this time, the troops stationed in various places in Guanzhong and the civil and military forces of North Korea and China must be appeased, otherwise the situation will worsen.
Fang Jun took a sip of tea and continued: "Privately, Princess Baling is your Majesty's sister. She is a noble lady. After your Majesty ascended the throne, you generously rewarded all the princesses and won praise from the government and the public. At this moment, Baling was punished severely for punishing Chai Zhewei."
The princess's reputation will be damaged, and she will even become estranged from her husband's family in the future, and her husband and wife will not be harmonious, which will naturally put your Majesty in a difficult situation. Therefore, I believe that although Chai Zhewei cannot escape his guilt, he should not be severely punished and needs to be carefully considered."
Everyone in the study was silent, not wanting to take a stand on this issue.
Chai Zhewei's defeat was indeed extremely serious, but as Fang Jun said, compared with the current situation caused by the defeat, it is more important to appease Zhenguan Xunchen. It doesn't matter whether Chai Zhewei lives or dies, but if he can
Therefore, it is obviously more important to stabilize the hearts of Zhenguan ministers and make those Zhenguan ministers who had not stood by the East Palace before feel relieved and believe that His Majesty will not settle accounts later.
Cen Wenwen had a gloomy face, lowered his head and took a sip of tea without saying much.
As an emperor, how can you clearly distinguish between family and state affairs? Your Majesty is a kind-hearted person who loves brothers and sisters. If Princess Baling’s husband and wife are not harmonious and their life is not harmonious because of his insistence on severely punishing Chai Zhewei, I am afraid that he will be blamed in the end.
Come up.
What is particularly important is that Chai Zhewei is a military commander. As one of the leaders on the civil service side, he should not comment too much on this matter, otherwise he will inevitably be suspected by His Majesty because he cannot let go of the civil-military dispute.
Don't let the small lose the big...
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After discussing all the major and minor matters, everyone dispersed. Li Chengqian stopped Fang Jun and returned to the back hall with him. After washing briefly, without taking a shower or changing clothes, he took Fang Jun to the side hall and met Queen Su and Baling.
Princess.
Queen Su and Princess Baling stood up together and saluted.
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said with a smile: "My family, why do you have to be so formal?" When he walked to the main seat and sat down, a palace maid offered him some fragrant tea.
Fang Jun saluted the two girls and said hello, and the two girls returned the courtesy.
Everyone sat down, Princess Baling looked at Li Chengqian eagerly, and said directly without beating around the bush: "Dong Qiao is defeated in this battle, and he cannot escape the blame. I just don't know how the court plans to deal with it?"
Li Chengqian's face darkened, and he said calmly: "Chai Zhewei lost his troops and generals, and was defeated. It also caused the rebels to march straight in, causing the situation in Guanzhong to be very bad. When we were discussing things in the front hall just now, there were people shouting and killing, although there is no conclusion yet.
, but basically all agree to severe punishment."
Although I must have made up my mind to let Chai Zhewei go, selling favors cannot be straightforward. Instead, you must first put enough pressure to scare and frighten him, and then only when the net is open can you receive the goods with joy and gratitude.
He had to ask Princess Baling to bring the court's attitude back to Chai Zhewei, and from then on she would be fearful and virtuous...
Princess Baling's pretty face turned pale, and she stood up hurriedly and said: "Your Majesty, Duke Qiao has realized his mistake after this defeat, and regretted it after returning home. But now the Chai family is in a difficult situation. It is not tolerated by the Guanlong clan, but also suffered
Zhenguan's ministers are ostracizing her, making her difficult to move forward. My sister is marrying into the Chai family, and she is a member of the Chai family, so I feel the same way. I would also like to ask Your Majesty to bear in mind that my sister is in trouble, and I would be very grateful if you could tolerate her a little bit."
As he spoke, tears rolled down his face, his face was filled with sadness, he gathered up his skirt and knelt down.
Li Chengqian hurriedly said: "Sister, you can't do it!"
Queen Su on the side hurriedly reached out and grabbed Princess Baling's arm, and said angrily: "You are the one, His Majesty is your biological brother. It's easy to talk to him about anything. If he can forgive me, he will naturally forgive you, but he will forgive you."
If you have to punish me because of the laws of the court, wouldn't your actions be an injustice to His Majesty? You are really confused."
"Ah!" Princess Baling was a little panicked and realized something was wrong. Wasn't this forcing His Majesty to forgive Chai Zhewei?
He quickly stood up with the help of Queen Su's hand.
What kind of sin is it to force His Majesty with a human subject? If His Majesty thinks that he is relying on favor and being arrogant again, it will be even more outrageous...
Li Chengqian said warmly: "Don't worry, you and I are brothers and sisters, why do we need to worry about so many rules? Besides, I haven't finished speaking just now. Although the ministers all advocated severe punishment of Chai Zhewei, fortunately Erlang spoke uprightly, saying that Chai Zhewei's defeat will certainly not escape punishment.
, but after all, you have your sister's kindness, so you shouldn't be too harsh. Go back and inform Chai Zhewei, asking him to leave the city immediately and return to the Zuotunwei barracks to reorganize the remaining soldiers and reorganize the troops. When the next time the army is used, I will allow him to take advantage of his crime and make meritorious service. If
If we lose as badly as we do now, then we will be punished for both crimes. I can't blame me for not caring about my family."
When Princess Baling suddenly heard this, she felt relieved. She looked at Li Chengqian gratefully, feeling happy and ashamed. She sobbed and said: "Your Majesty has shown great care for our sisters. We should have fought to the death for Your Majesty."
Not only can we not help His Majesty by solving problems, but we are actually causing difficulties for Your Majesty. This is really a crime worthy of death."
Queen Su stretched out her jade hand and patted her shoulder, and said with a soft smile: "Your Majesty, when you are with your sister, how can you not take more care of you? This is also what you should do. Your Highness does not have to be like this. On the contrary, the Duke of Yue can be in the court.
Speak up and maintain your highness's favor so that you won't be in trouble in the Chai family, but I want your highness to have a good relationship."
As she spoke, her phoenix eyes were slightly horizontal, and she glanced at Fang Jun beside her, with a smile on her pretty face.
Fang Jun: "..."
Queen, how good are you at singing?
Could it be that Wei Chen thinks Wei Chen is a "good princess", so he asks Princess Baling to remember her as a favor and express gratitude for her help so that Wei Chen can attack Princess Baling more easily in the future?
You really dote on Weichen...
He hurriedly said: "I am ashamed of what the queen said! Because your majesty loves the princess so much and can't bear her to be in trouble, so he hinted to me to explain it to the princess. The ministers also understood your majesty's benevolence."
, that’s why I didn’t hold on to him, and I would never dare to take credit for it.”
"Eh!"
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's not necessary for Erlang to be like this. If you hadn't distinguished right from wrong on the spot today, those ministers would not have given me this face, and they would have severely punished Chai Zhewei. We are all a family, so you don't have to
Don't take credit, Baling should remember this favor well. Even though people outside say that this guy is a stick, today for your sake, he didn't even give Cen Wenwen face."
Fang Jun was speechless, wondering what trouble you were making with you?
Princess Baling regained her composure. She looked at Fang Jun with a pair of beautiful eyes gleaming in the water. She lowered her head slightly and saluted with blessings. Her voice was delicate and gentle: "I will never forget the kindness of the Duke of Yue. Please forgive me."
I will repay you later."
She had heard about Fang Jun's "romantic affair" with several princesses for a long time. Now she saw that Fang Jun not only didn't care about his previous troubles with the Chai brothers, but even wanted to help her speak up even if he offended Cen Wenwen.
You're not making up your own mind, are you?
Then I found that the shame that I should have had was completely gone. Instead, I was shy, but also had a bit of hidden joy...
It’s not that I really want Hongxing to cheat, but as a woman, I always have a certain vanity. How can I not be a little narcissistic when there is such a powerful hero in the world who cares about his own body?